If you know, you know. Or do you?

Overhead view of four students seated at a round table with laptops and colorful carpeting.

People who lack expertise often lack the expertise to know just how much expertise they lack, says U-M psychologist David Dunning. Even AI suffers the effect. While ChatGPT is designed to provide an answer, it is unable to figure out whether it’s the right answer, he says.

  1. Stereoview showing a steam locomotive produced by M. W. Baldwin & Co. (later Baldwin Locomotive Works) in Philadelphia, ca. late 1850s/early 1860s. (Image courtesy of U-M's William L. Clements Library.)

    Clements Library acquires vast collection related to industrial engineering history

    The Robert M. Vogel Collection of Historic Images of Engineering & Industry includes nearly 23,000 photographs of civil engineering, industrial processes, and mechanization of the 19th century, as well as over 1,200 prints, books, ephemera and realia.

  2. View through the Engineering Arch toward the Diag on a snowy day at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

    U-M announces important changes to DEI programs

    The changes, outlined in a March 27 email message from University leaders to the Ann Arbor and Michigan Medicine communities, include closing the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Office for Health Equity and Inclusion as well as discontinuing the DEI 2.0 Strategic Plan.

  3. Shot from behind four students approach the Duderstadt Building on the University of Michigan's North Campus.

    The Futurist: Duderstadt and the Media Union

    His initiatives spanned the entire U-M campus. But James J. Duderstadt’s vision of higher education’s future — or, more accurately, his ideas for how to bring that future about — came into focus in a single building that rose at the center of North Campus during his U-M presidency. Welcome to the ‘Dude.’

  4. Caucasian female in gray turtleneck leans on a table in the Michigan Law Library, smiling to camera.

    Michigan Law’s Leah Litman on SCOTUS and the rise of the ‘new substantive due process’

    Substantive due process is the idea that the Constitution protects certain rights not explicitly or specifically mentioned in its text, but which are a component of the liberty that is protected by the due process clause. In addition to abortion, it has been applied to things like criminalizing contraception or intimate relationships between adults.

  5. Doc puts bandaid on patient after vaccine

    COVID-19, 5 years on: Lingering impacts and pandemic preparedness

    March 11 marked five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. U-M experts look back on successes and failures in public health and medicine; discuss continued effects in education, business and society; and offer insights on how prepared we are for a future pandemic.

  6. The White House

    U-M takes proactive measures related to federal funding

    The University is instituting new requirements to reduce spending as a “buffer against negative, long-term impacts on operations” stemming from federal funding cuts. The requirements involve hiring, budgets, and spending and are effective immediately.

Creativity and connection across prison walls

One of the world’s largest and longest-running exhibitions of incarcerated artists is back with new programming designed to foster connection and deepen public understanding of incarceration in Michigan. The 29th annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons, curated by U-M’s Prison Creative Arts Project, showcases 772 artworks by 538 artists incarcerated in 26 state prisons. The Duderstadt Center Gallery on U-M’s North Campus is presenting the artwork through April 1.

  • Most Wanted by Samantha Bachynski

    The exhibition features diverse styles and media, including paintings, portraits, tattoo imagery, landscapes, sculpture, fiber arts and found materials. Each fall, volunteers, including students, select the pieces and visit every prison in Michigan to interact directly with the artists. (See original image)

    Colorful night sky shows through tree branches. 2025 PCAP exhibition.

  • Tangerine Dreams by Matisse Bravo

    For over 35 years, PCAP has worked to bridge the gap between incarcerated individuals and the broader community through artistic collaboration, mutual learning and growth. The program has expanded to include undergraduate courses, weekly art workshops in Michigan prisons, an annual literary review and year-round events to foster dialogue and connection. (See original image)

    A plate of tangerines and tangerine slices on a green table with yellow wall. PCAP exhibition 2025.

  • Peacefulness by Susan Brown

    According to Emily Chase, PCAP’s exhibition and curatorial coordinator, themes of community and mentorship emerged strongly in this year’s collection. (See original image)

    Colorful landscape with stripes and a mountains. PCAP exhibition 2025.

  • Paths #2 by Kendall Leonard

    The exhibition allows incarcerated artists to have their voices heard beyond prison walls. “Their voices are so often silenced, and this is one of the few areas where they can feel heard,” says Mattie Levy, PCAP community engagement coordinator. (See original image)

    Colorful abstract painting from the 2025 PCAP exhibition.

  • Mountain Honey by Terry Stinebeck

    “We witnessed experienced artists mentoring newcomers and saw how the artistic efforts of one individual can motivate and inspire others,” says PCAP’s Emily Chase. (See original image)

    A serene landscape with a yellow sky and mountains. PCAP exhibition 2025.

  • House of Kards by Michael Browning

    Visitors to the Duderstadt exhibition can experience an audio tour that features select stories from some of the artists. (See original image)

    Abstract painting of a face card from a deck of cards. PCAP exhibition 2025.

  • Happiness Within by Groot

    This year, the exhibition introduced a new event, “Art and Music: A Collaborative Concert,” in which students performed original musical compositions inspired by select artworks. (See original image)

    Abstract image of youth with a surreal balloon. PCAP exhibition 2025.

  • Garden Escapades by Tim Brownell

    The concert that complemented the exhibition was a way to empower and unite with people impacted by the justice system through a shared love of creativity, says Ty Bloomfield, one of the event’s organizers. (See original image)

    A farm scene with crops growing in rows and red barn. PCAP exhibition 2025.

  • DMX by David Hudson-Bey

    The 2025 exhibition was presented with support from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and the U-M Residential College. (See original image)

    Abstract of DMX painting with blues and greens. PCAP exhibition 2025.

  • Did I do that? by Daniel Teriberi

    For nearly three decades, the exhibition has provided a platform for incarcerated artists to share their work with the public, shedding light on personal narratives and the power of artistic expression. (See original image)

    Colorful abstract painting in 2025 PCAP exhibition.